Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis helps you choose the diagnostic approaches that have been proven most effective! Dr. Steven McGee puts the most current evidence at your fingertips, equipping you to easily select the best test for diagnosing a given condition and understand the diagnostic significance and accuracy of your findings. A remarkably easy-to-reference organization makes it simple to find the answers you need; and full-text online access at www.expertconsult.com lets you quickly reference the book from any computer or mobile device.

Key Features

Quickly review the history, pathogenesis, examination technique, and interpretation of physical findings for all areas of the body thanks to a very reader-friendly outline format, including more than 90 "EBM boxes" and accompanying "EBM ruler" illustrations.

Get expert advice from Dr. Steven McGee, an internationally respected authority in physical examination and assessment, pain management, and education in general internal medicine.

See exactly which studies document the significance of various findings thanks to thousands of up-to-date references.

New to this Edition

Access the complete contents online at www.expertconsult.com, plus a downloadable image collection and an evidence-based calculator that helps you determine probability ratios based on the evidence criteria.

Apply the latest knowledge on hot topics such as the value of physical examination in taking care of the ICU patient, accurately diagnosing the etiology of systolic murmurs, diagnosing osteoarthritis and acute vertigo in the dizzy patient, diagnosing hemorrhagic stroke, and diagnosing pleural effusions.

Assess the pretest probability of disease, given particular signs or symptoms, with new at-a-glance tables.

Make effective decisions thanks to updated content throughout, including new EBM boxes covering over 250 recent studies on physical diagnosis-ensuring that all diagnostic information (i.e., sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios) is up to date.

PART 8 THE HEART 34 Inspection of the Neck Veins 35 Percussion of the Heart 36 Palpation of the Heart 37 Auscultation of the Heart: General Principles 38 The First and Second Heart Sounds 39 The Third and Fourth Heart Sounds 40 Miscellaneous Heart Sounds 41 Heart Murmurs: General Principles

"This is an exceptionally well-written book on the literature to determine if a diagnostic or therapeutic test has accuracy. It is well worth the price. I recommend this book to every clinician in the practice of medicine." - Vincent F Carr, DO, MSA, FACC, FACP(Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences) Doody 5 stars!